Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
As an industrial solvent, pyridine is used in a (1)_________ range of manufacturing processes. It is also a by-product of coking coal, a crucial (2)_____ for steel production. The Tees area was home to both steel and chemical (3)_______ and the discharge of contaminated effluent (4)_______ the river and surrounding wetlands has been (5)________ practice, often with minimal or no treatment.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: fabrication
Option 2: industries
Option 3: monopoly
Option 4: salutation
Correct Answer: industries
Solution : The second option is correct.
The word industries is suitable in the context because it conveys that the Tees area was host to both steel and chemical sectors, or fields of economic activity.
Therefore, the correct answer will be industries.
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